The boss of General Motors warned that UK industry suffers from lack of indigenous component makers

Britain's car industry could face an uncertain future, the head of General
Motors in Europe has warned, unless more components for their vehicles,
including Vauxhalls manufactured at the Ellesmere Port plant in Cheshire,
can be produced in the UK.

Vauxhall has two major plants in the UK, with around 2,100 staff employed at
Ellesmere Port which has a capacity of approximately 187,000 units a year.

Nick Reilly told the BBC that the lack of a British-based supply chain has
forced car makers in the UK such as Nissan and Toyota to import a large
number of components, leaving them behind competitors. It also means that
any gains for exporters that come from the relative weakness of sterling is
offset by increased prices for imported components.